Clinical significance of homocysteine elevation

Homocysteine

is an intermediate product of methionine and cysteine metabolism, and may indicate hypothyroidism, viral hepatitis B, renal tuberculosis, coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, cerebral infarction and other diseases. However, physiological factors can also cause this condition, such as smoking, lack of exercise, insufficient intake of vitamin B food, etc.

Patients should also undergo other examinations to clarify the cause, such as physical examination, liver and kidney function examination, coronary angiography, head CT examination, etc.